Economic Factors and Body Weight: An Empirical Analysis

Christiane Schroeter and Jayson Lusk

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, vol. 40, issue 2, 16

Abstract: With this study, we investigate the effects of changes in economic factors on body weight by constructing a utility theoretic model. The model is empirically estimated by combining data on individuals’ body weight, demographic and physical activity information, and statelevel measures pertaining to the prices of food away from home, food at home, and wages. By combining these data sources, we aim to estimate directly the weight effects of price and income changes. The empirical analysis suggests that decreasing the price of food at home could decrease body weight, a finding which has important public policy implications.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.46991

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